4th IEA International CCS Regulatory Network Meeting

Background

On 9 and 10 May 2012, the IEA International CCS Regulatory Network held its fourth meeting at the IEA offices in Paris.

On the first day of the meeting, presenters from Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australia and Europe provided national and regional updates on work being done to progress CCS legal and regulatory frameworks. There were also updates on international legal developments relevant to CCS.

The second day focused on ways in which governments are dealing with some of the more difficult or complex aspects of CCS regulation, including: assessing risk and managing liability; third party access to CCS infrastructure; competition between resources; transboundary issues; pore space management; calculating financial contributions to long-term stewardship; and regulatory issues associated with enhanced oil recovery.